同步辐射(软X射线)辐照玉米的细胞学效应研究

利用同步辐射(软X射线)辐照玉米自交系H65和H14D种子,研究其M1代的细胞学效应,并以60Co-γ射线作对照。结果表明,软X射线辐照处理后,不仅能够诱发玉米M1代根尖细胞内核畸变和染色体畸变,而且还能够诱发染色体多种类型的变异,其变异频率随辐照剂量的增加而增大,辐照剂量与细胞总畸变率呈正相关。软X射线对玉米根尖细胞的有丝分裂具有明显地抑制作用,辐照剂量与细胞分裂指数呈负相关。软X射线辐照的细胞学效应与γ射线基本相似,但在诱发的细胞畸变率和染色体变异类型上存在一定的差异。两个供试品系对辐射的敏感性为H14D>H65。     

电子束辐射唐菖蒲球茎对M1叶片的影响初探

为了探讨电子柬对唐菖蒲诱变育种的可行性和不同剂量的电子柬对叶片的影响;用能量为3MeV的不同剂量电子柬辐照唐菖蒲“超级”球茎,对其M1代的叶片进行了研究。光合作用率,蒸腾速率,细胞间隙CO2浓度和气孔导度等光合指标在低剂量时变化均不明显,随着剂量的增加,辐照对蒸腾速率和气孔导度起到明显的刺激作用并达到0．05的显著水平;通过对电子柬处理后唐菖蒲叶片叶绿素含量的测定表明,叶绿素含量及叶绿素a／b比值均发生了变化,并且叶绿素a含量在240Gy处理后达到最大值,且达到了0．05的显著水平;扫描电镜观察发现,高剂量处理的M1代植株表皮毛与气孔结构均发生改变,叶表面组织特征明显排列杂乱不规则。由此表明,电子束辐照对唐菖蒲叶片的形态与生理均能产生明显的影响。     

电子束辐射唐菖蒲球茎对M1叶片的影响初探

为了探讨电子束对唐菖蒲诱变育种的可行性和不同剂量的电子束对叶片的影响;用能量为3MeV的不同剂量电子束辐照唐菖蒲“超级”球茎,对其M1代的叶片进行了研究。 光合作用率,蒸腾速率,细胞间隙CO₂浓度和气孔导度等光合指标在低剂量时变化均不明显,随着剂量的增价,辐照对蒸腾速率和气孔导度起到明显的刺激作用并达到0.05的显著水平;通过对电子束处理后唐菖蒲叶片叶绿素含量的测定表明,叶绿素含量及叶绿素a/b比值均发生了变化,并且叶绿素a含量在240Gy处理后达到最大值,且达到了0.05的显著水平;扫描电镜观察发现,高剂量处理的M1代植株表皮毛与气孔结构均发生改变,叶表面组织特征明显排列杂乱不规则。由此表明,电子束辐照对唐菖蒲叶片的形态与生理均能产生明显的影响。     

肯氏相思^60Co—γ辐照诱变研究

采用不同剂量（３０００，５０００，７０００Ｒａｄ）＾６０Ｃｏ－γ辐照肯氏相思种子，选育出诱变优株（Ｍ１），以Ｍ１的种子（Ｍ２）扩种试验，观测Ｍ１和Ｍ２代的形态，物候，并测定过氧化物酶同功酶带谱，酶活性，蛋白质含量，结果表明，各处理的优株与对照都存在差异。在相同生态条件下，Ｍ１代林木生长量和Ｍ２代地上部生物量分别高于对照１１．４８％￣２１．６４％和１４．６２％￣７３．８９％，以５０００Ｒａｄ辐照剂量     

不同诱变因素对小麦性状的影响

以粉质、中杆、无芒小麦辐３６为材料，分别用Ｎ２激光、氮离子注入和＾６０Ｃｏγ射线三种诱变因素处理，对第二代植株高度有影响，经前二者处理的对株高有提高趋势，氮离子注入的，二代出现高杆植株占７２．６％，１焦耳Ｎ２激光处理的在二代中有４５．５％是高杆。＾６０Ｃｏγ射线处理的Ｍ２株高明显变矮，７９ｃｍ以下的单株占总株数中４６．３％；在芒性变异上出现顶芒和长芒类型，处理间诱变效果顺序为γ射线〉１焦耳Ｎ２激光     

荚果蕨绿色球状体对~(60)Coγ射线的辐射敏感性

以荚果蕨(Matteuccia struthiopteris)绿色球状体(GGB)为辐照材料,使用不同剂量的~(60)Coγ射线进行辐照处理,采用辐射诱变和组织培养技术相结合的方式进行荚果蕨GGB的辐射敏感性研究。结果表明,荚果蕨GGB的存活率与~(60)Coγ射线辐照剂量之间存在显著的线性关系,线性回归方程为:y=-0.797x+104.719,计算得到半致死剂量约为69 Gy。随着辐照剂量的增加,荚果蕨GGB的增殖和分化能力下降且分化时间延长。GGB~(60)Coγ辐射的表型损伤表现为颜色变深、单个绿色颗粒死亡、增殖及分化受到抑制;细胞学损伤表现为微核、细胞核解体和胚性细胞减少。     

利用核辐射防治害虫

<正> 利用核辐射带电粒子如质子、电子或不带电粒子如X射线、γ射线、中子,在一定辐照剂量范围内处理害虫,均能导致不育,或者发生遗传变异,或者死亡。人们就利用昆虫的这些生理效应来防治害虫。 一、基本理原 用适宜剂量辐照昆虫,可以引起蛋白质及核蛋白质分子水平上的改变,抑制核糖核酸和脱氧核糖核酸的代谢,同时,射线还可以引起生殖细胞中染色体易位,使受辐照的昆虫部分不育,而这种不育可以遗传到下一代(F_1),使F_1代更不育,这种辐照剂量称为半不育剂量。高于     

三种类型辐射对质粒超螺旋DNA损伤的研究

用ａｇａｒｏｓｅ电泳和图象处理技术比较了６０Ｃｏγ射线、ＵＶ及低能Ｎ＋离子处理ｐＵＣ１９ＤＮＡ超螺旋结构的损伤效应及若干自由基清除剂的保护效应。结果表明：（１）γ射线和ＵＶ照射干燥ＤＮＡ的损伤显著低于水溶液样品;（２）Ｎ＋离子注入后超螺旋ＤＮＡ的减少（ＳＣ％）与剂量呈良好线性关系,而γ射线和ＵＶ组的ＳＣ％随剂量升高呈指数下降;（３）干燥ＤＮＡγ辐照组的Ｄ３７值为８２０Ｇｙ,ＳＣ完全消失的剂量ＬＤ为３８１４Ｇｙ,ＬＤ／Ｄ３７＝４．６５;ＵＶ照射组的相应值分别为：１．６５Ｊ／ｃｍ２,７．６５Ｊ／ｃｍ２,４．６４;Ｎ＋离子组的相应值为：３．２×１０１５Ｎ＋／ｃｍ２,５．０×１０１５Ｎ＋／ｃｍ２和１．５６。虽然上述三种辐射的剂量单位不同,不能直接比较其相对生物学效应,但从ＬＤ与Ｄ３７的比值可反映ＤＮＡＳＣ破坏的程度和终点剂量（ＳＣ％＝０）的大小。从而看出,Ｎ＋离子（高ＬＥＴ辐射）比γ射线（低ＬＥＴ辐射）ＵＶ（非电离辐射）对ＤＮＡ损伤作用更强;（４）乙醇、甘露醇等自由基清除剂对电离辐射损伤有很强的保护作用,但对ＵＶ损伤未见明显的保护效应     

γ辐照与模拟微重力效应对大鼠终末分化PC12细胞损伤的研究

目的:通过研究γ60Co-射线辐照与模拟微重力效应对大鼠终末分化PC12细胞的损伤,分析空间环境对哺乳动物细胞的损伤。方法:利用大鼠终末分化PC12细胞为材料,通过检测地面对照组、γ~(60)Co-射线辐照组、模拟微重力效应对照组、γ~(60)Co-射线辐照复合模拟微重力效应组的微核率、微核细胞率及HPRT基因突变频率,分析模拟空间环境对哺乳动物细胞的损伤。结果:随着γ~(60)Co-射线辐照剂量的增加,微核率、微核细胞率及HPRT基因突变频率均增加,呈现比较良好的效应关系,而γ~(60)Co-射线辐照复合模拟微重力效应组各项指标均低于γ~(60)Co-射线辐照组。结论:γ~(60)Co-射线辐照及模拟微重力效应均能诱发大鼠终末分化PC12细胞染色体的损伤和HPRT基因的突变,而模拟微重力效应降低PC12细胞损伤的机制还有待进一步研究。     

60Coγ射线辐照花魔芋球茎的早期诱变效应研究

本试验开展了花魔芋早期诱变效应研究。通过^60Coγ射线辐照后的植株苗期发育观察和根尖细胞学检测分析,结果表明魔芋辐射诱变效应显著：辐照诱发核畸变和染色体畸变,且变异频率与剂量呈二次曲线关系;低剂量时对细胞分裂有刺激作用;辐照抑制芽体发育、苗期生长,抑制效应随剂量增加而加大,直至产生致死作用。依据花魔芋的辐射敏感性,建立了魔芋辐照诱变体系,以催芽球茎为诱变材料,诱变剂量范围为0Gy～50Gy,剂量率为1Gy／min,中等适宜剂量为7Gy～10Gy,致死剂量50Gy。     

The effect of post-treatment with caffeine on survival and UV-induced mutation frequencies in Chinese hamster and mouse lymphoma cells in vitro

The effect of post-treatment with caffeine on the survival of a number of cell lines after UV-irradiation has been studied. The mouse lymphoma cell lines P388 and L5178YS were sensitized by caffeine but only after UV doses of 50 erg/mm² and above. V79 cells also showed sensitization by caffeine but CHO cells and two cell lines YS and YR derived from Yoshida sarcoma of rats, sensitive and resistant to UV radiation, respectively, showed no effect.P388 and V79 cells were both mutable by UV, and caffeine, when studied at a single expression time (42–48 h) and at a single dose level (0.5 M and 0.75 M, respectively) suppressed the UV-induced mutation frequency in both cell lines. L51788YS cells although sensitized by caffeine showed no increase in frequency of thymidine-resistant (TdR^r) colonies when irradiated with UV.On more detaled examination, caffeine was found to delay the expression of UV-induced mutations inV79 cells, and the delay was dependent on the dose of caffine used. The effect on expression time was less when caffeine was present 0–48 h than when it was present throughout the post-irradiation incubation period. Similar results were obtained in P388 cells.The data are discussed in relation to those of other workers and to the concept that caffeine inhibits an error prone post-replication repair process in mammalian cells     

Synergism between caffeine and γ-radiation in the induction of dominant lethal mutations in oocytes and spermatozoa of Musca domestica

Caffeine was studied with regard to its synergism with γ-radiation in the induction of dominant lethal mutations in S14 oocytes and mature spermatozoa of M. domestica. In S14 oocytes an increase in the frequency of such a type of mutation was observed only when the exposure to γ-radiation followed a pretreatment with a diet containing 0.2% of caffeine. Negative results were obtained with (a) post-treatment with the same kind of diet, (b) pretreatment with diets containing 0.1 and 0.02% of caffeine and (c) exposure to the radiation 6 h after interruption of the feeding treatment with the diet containing 0.2% of caffeine. Such influence of the conditions under which the treatment is performed and the synergistic effects is probably related to the food intake pattern and the rapid metabolism of the caffeine. When the 0.2% caffeine pretreatment was combined with an exposure of the oocytes to variable doses of γ-radiation, the increments in the mutations observed seemed to be negatively correlated to the radiation doses used. Also, under such conditions, the dose/survival relationship fits well an exponential curve expressed by ln y = −0.866x. With mature spermatozoa, synergism by caffeine was found only when the females, after having been mated with the irradiated males, were fed for 24 h on a diet supplemented with 0.2% of caffeine.     

Immobile and tough versus mobile and weak: effects of ultraviolet B radiation on eggs and larvae of Manduca sexta

Although indirect effects of solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation on insects are well known (e.g. UV radiation can modify plant chemistry), direct effects of solar radiation on insects have received little attention. Radiation in the UVB range (300–320 nm) is damaging because it is absorbed directly by proteins and DNA. UVB should be toughest on immobile or small life stages, such as eggs or early larval instars. In the present study, the effects of UVB radiation on eggs and larvae of the tobacco hornworm Manduca sexta L. (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) are examined. The present study aimed to address: what natural levels of UV do they experience; how does UVB affect the performance of eggs; and how does it affect the performance of larvae? In addition, do M. sexta larvae use behaviour to avoid UVB exposure and, consequently, are they physiologically less robust to UVB? In these experiments, eggs and late larval instars of M. sexta are found to be robust to natural levels of UV radiation. By contrast, young larvae are not only more susceptible to damage from UVB, but also they use behavioural means to avoid it. The strategy of using behaviour may relax selection pressures on morphological and physiological mechanisms for preventing (or recovering from) damage by environmental UV radiation.     

Doses for experiments with microbeams and microcrystals: Monte Carlo simulations in RADDOSE‐3D

Increasingly, microbeams and microcrystals are being used for macromolecular crystallography (MX) experiments at synchrotrons. However, radiation damage remains a major concern since it is a fundamental limiting factor affecting the success of macromolecular structure determination. The rate of radiation damage at cryotemperatures is known to be proportional to the absorbed dose, so to optimize experimental outcomes, accurate dose calculations are required which take into account the physics of the interactions of the crystal constituents. The program RADDOSE‐3D estimates the dose absorbed by samples during MX data collection at synchrotron sources, allowing direct comparison of radiation damage between experiments carried out with different samples and beam parameters. This has aided the study of MX radiation damage and enabled prediction of approximately when it will manifest in diffraction patterns so it can potentially be avoided. However, the probability of photoelectron escape from the sample and entry from the surrounding material has not previously been included in RADDOSE‐3D, leading to potentially inaccurate does estimates for experiments using microbeams or microcrystals. We present an extension to RADDOSE‐3D which performs Monte Carlo simulations of a rotating crystal during MX data collection, taking into account the redistribution of photoelectrons produced both in the sample and the material surrounding the crystal. As well as providing more accurate dose estimates, the Monte Carlo simulations highlight the importance of the size and composition of the surrounding material on the dose and thus the rate of radiation damage to the sample. Minimizing irradiation of the surrounding material or removing it almost completely will be key to extending the lifetime of microcrystals and enhancing the potential benefits of using higher incident X‐ray energies.     

Radiation-induced bystander effects and the DNA paradigm: an "out of field" perspective

Over the past 20 years there has been increasing evidence that cells and the progeny of cells surviving a very low dose of ionizing radiation [micro-mGy] can exhibit a wide range of non-monotonic effects such as adaptive responses, low dose hypersensitivity and other delayed effects. These effects are inconsistent with the expected dose-response, when based on extrapolation of high dose data and cast doubt on the reliability of extrapolating from high dose data to predict low dose effects. Recently the cause of many of these effects has been tentatively ascribed to so-called "bystander effects". These are effects that occur in cells not directly hit by an ionizing track but which are influenced by signals from irradiated cells and are thus highly relevant in situations where the dose is very low. Not all bystander effects may be deleterious although most endpoints measured involve cell damage or death. In this commentary, we consider how these effects impact the historical central dogma of radiobiology and radiation protection, which is that DNA double strand breaks are the primary radiation-induced lesion which can be quantifiably related to received dose and which determine the probability that a cancer will result from a radiation exposure. We explore the low dose issues and the evidence and conclude that in the very low dose region, the primary determinant of radiation exposure outcome is the genetic and epigenetic background of the individual and not solely the dose. What this does is to dissociate dose from effect as a quantitative relationship, but it does not necessarily mean that the effect is ultimately unrelated to DNA damage. The fundamental thesis we present is that at low doses fundamentally different mechanisms underlie radiation action and that at these doses, effect is not quantitatively related to dose.     

Comet assay evaluation of DNA single- and double-strand breaks induction and repair in C3H10T1/2 cells

Ionizing radiation is a potent inducer of DNA damage because it causes single- and double-strand breaks, alkali-labile sites, base damage, and crosslinks. The interest in ionizing radiation is due to its environmental and clinical implications. Single-strand breaks, which are the initial damage induced by a genotoxic agent, can be used as a biomarker of exposure, whereas the more biologically relevant double-strand breaks can be analyzed to quantify the extent of damage. In the present study the effects of ¹³⁷Cs γ-radiation at doses of 1, 5, and 10 Gray on DNA and subsequent repair by C3H10T1/2 cells (mouse embryo fibroblasts) were investigated. Two versions of the comet assay, a sensitive method for evaluating DNA damage, were implemented: the alkaline one to detect single-strand breaks, and the neutral one to identify double-strand breaks. The results show a good linear relation between DNA damage and radiation dose, for both single-strand and double-strand breaks. A statistically significant difference with respect to controls was found at the lowest dose of 1 Gy. Heterogeneity in DNA damage within the cell population was observed as a function of radiation dose. Repair kinetics showed that most of the damage was repaired within 2 h after irradiation, and that the highest rejoining rate occurred with the highest dose (10 Gy). Single-strand breaks were completely repaired 24 h after irradiation, whereas residual double-strand breaks were still present. This finding needs further investigation. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Caffeine inhibits checkpoint responses without inhibiting the ataxia-telangiectasia-mutated (ATM) and ATM- and Rad3-related (ATR) protein kinases

The ataxia-telangiectasia-mutated (ATM) and ATM- and Rad3-related (ATR) kinases regulate cell cycle checkpoints by phosphorylating multiple substrates including the CHK1 and -2 protein kinases and p53. Caffeine has been widely used to study ATM and ATR signaling because it inhibits these kinases in vitro and overcomes cell cycle checkpoint responses in vivo. Thus, caffeine has been thought to overcome the checkpoint through its ability to prevent phosphorylation of ATM and ATR substrates. Surprisingly, I have found that multiple ATM-ATR substrates including CHK1 and -2 are hyperphosphorylated in cells treated with caffeine and genotoxic agents such as hydroxyurea or ionizing radiation. ATM autophosphorylation in cells is also increased when caffeine is used in combination with inhibitors of replication suggesting that ATM activity is not inhibited in vivo by caffeine. Furthermore, CHK1 hyperphosphorylation induced by caffeine in combination with hydroxyurea is ATR-dependent suggesting that ATR activity is stimulated by caffeine. Finally, the G2/M checkpoint in response to ionizing radiation or hydroxyurea is abrogated by caffeine treatment without a corresponding decrease in ATM-ATR-dependent signaling. This data suggests that although caffeine is an inhibitor of ATM-ATR kinase activity in vitro, it can block checkpoints without inhibiting ATM-ATR activation in vivo.     

Non-linear chromosomal inversion response in prostate after low dose X-radiation exposure

Somatic intrachromosomal recombination can result in inversions and deletions in DNA, which are important mutations in cancer. The pKZ1 chromosomal inversion assay is a sensitive assay for studying the effects of DNA damaging agents using chromosomal inversion as a mutation end-point. We have previously demonstrated that the chromosomal inversion response in pKZ1 spleen after single low doses of X-radiation exposure does not follow the linear no-threshold dose–response model. Here, we optimised a chromosomal inversion screening method to study the effect of low dose X-radiation exposure in pKZ1 prostatic tissue. In the present study, a significant induction in inversions was observed after ultra-low doses of 0.005–0.01 mGy or after a high dose of 1000 mGy, whereas a reduction in inversions to below the sham-treated frequency was observed between 1 and 10 mGy exposure. This is the first report of a reduction to below endogenous frequency for any mutation end-point in prostate. In addition, the doses of radiation studied were at least three orders of magnitude lower than have been reported in other mutation assays in prostate in vivo or in vitro. In sham-treated pKZ1 controls and in pKZ1 mice treated with low doses of 1–10 mGy the number of inversions/gland cross-section rarely exceeded three. Up to 4 and 7 inversions were observed in individual prostatic gland cross-sections after doses ≤0.02 mGy and after 1000 mGy, respectively. The number of inversions identified in individual cross-sections of prostatic glands of untreated mice and all treated mice other than the 1000 mGy treatment group followed a Poisson distribution. The dose–response curves and fold changes observed after all radiation doses studied were similar in spleen and prostate. These results suggest that the pKZ1 assay is measuring a fundamental response to DNA damage after low dose X-radiation exposure which is independent of tissue type.     

Caffeine induces TP53-independent G(1)-phase arrest and apoptosis in human lung tumor cells in a dose-dependent manner

Caffeine is a model radiosensitizing agent that is thought to work by abrogating the radiation-induced G(2)-phase checkpoint. In this study, we examined the effect that various concentrations of caffeine had on cell cycle checkpoints and apoptosis in cells of a human lung carcinoma cell line and found that a concentration of 0.5 mM caffeine could abrogate the G(2)-phase arrest normally seen after exposure to ionizing radiation. Surprisingly, at a concentration of 5 mM, caffeine not only induced apoptosis by itself and acted synergistically to enhance radiation-induced apoptosis, but also induced a TP53-independent G(1)-phase arrest. Examination of the molecular mechanisms by which caffeine produced these effects revealed that caffeine had opposing effects on different cyclin-dependent kinases. CDK2 activity was suppressed by caffeine, whereas activity of CDC2 was enhanced by suppressing phosphorylation on Tyr15 and by interfering with 14-3-3 binding to CDC25C. These data indicate that the effect of caffeine on cell cycle checkpoints and apoptosis is dependent on dose and that caffeine acts through differential regulation of cyclin-dependent kinase activity.